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I often wonder
If my best lines
Ended up in the wastebasket
Or perhaps, forgotten
Because I was on city transit
Or
the toilet,
A nautical mile away
From the nearest
Functional
Pen
I used to spend
A considerable amount of time
Editing, revisiting, and revising
Now I just throw it against the wall
To see if it sticks
Like a noodle
Poetry,
I thought it would contain
Splinters of truth, or
At the very least
A mound of sawdust
To sift through,
Instead
You're getting a 2x4
Straight to the
Softest part of the skull

I'll locate the entry point
And
Penetrate the frontal lobe
Where memory and foresight
Simply
Coexist

Sharing these incantations
These fevered reveries
Is like disclosing your blood type
With a scourge of mosquito

Under examination
I twist and reshape
Like amoeba
On a slide
Under an
Evaluative eye

I do not wish to be seen
Yet
I crave for validation
Knee to the neck
Face in the asphalt
Only in America
"Well, it must be the Black's fault!"

"Listen to the police,
...and what they're insisting!"
Floyd said he couldn't breathe
And he wasn't resisting

"Don't commit crime
...and this won't happen!"
You racist motherf@$!er,
Have you no compassion?

Did you view the same
Recording as me,
And where did you develop
Your lack of empathy?

'Relieved of duty' isn't enough
It's the bare minimum
Do right by our brothers and sisters
And charge this f@$!ing criminal

Lock up Derek Chauvin
And the others involved
Until Justice is served
This won't be resolved
They call it drug abuse
But who's abusing who
Are you abusing drugs
Or are they abusing you?
My
Restless
Brain
Wants to go
In so many
Directions,
Mostly
S
O
U
T
H
Overthinking
Is burning bread
When you're standing
Directly in front of
The toaster
We are different branches on the same Tree
Although, our roots remain unseen
We share the same foliage
Endure the same breeze

Sometimes the sunlight hits me Brilliantly
While you are shrouded in shade
I do not celebrate these fleeting Moments
Because I know, it's just my time of the day

Tomorrow you'll shine
And I'll be in the shadows
In these moments in time, I will not Grieve
Because my love, my kin, my kind,
We are different branches on the same Tree
I've gently kissed,
Earlobes
I've placed my fist
Through drywall

I ate one meal
A day
I drank enough for
Two

You'll never catch me
Lying
Though, I seldom
Tell the truth
I used to fantasize about suicide
Thought I'd save it for a rainy day
Now I wear a bracelet that says
Don't hesitate to resuscitate
I have a daughter I need to raise
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